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Team Canada could use some info about the next play

  • Now is the time to demonstrate that we’re all in this together by actually making Canadians feel as though they’re part of a team,
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | February 4, 2026
Mark Carney
Mark Carney
It’s fine for Prime Minister Mark Carney to avoid ‘negotiating in public,’ but there are other ways the government can let Canadians feel involved. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Team Canada could use some info about the next play

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | February 4, 2026
  • Now is the time to demonstrate that we’re all in this together by actually making Canadians feel as though they’re part of a team,

Team Canada could use some info about the next play

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | February 4, 2026
  • Now is the time to demonstrate that we’re all in this together by actually making Canadians feel as though they’re part of a team,
Mark Carney
It’s fine for Prime Minister Mark Carney to avoid ‘negotiating in public,’ but there are other ways the government can let Canadians feel involved. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Carney dazzled Davos, but he needs to engage more with Canadians

  • Prime Minister Carney has made many Canadians proud in the past two weeks. He's also offered hope to other countries. But now is the
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | February 2, 2026
Prime Minister Mark Carney, pictured Dec. 2, 2025, at the Assembly of First Nations Special Chiefs Assembly in Ottawa. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney dazzled Davos, but he needs to engage more with Canadians

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | February 2, 2026
  • Prime Minister Carney has made many Canadians proud in the past two weeks. He's also offered hope to other countries. But now is the

Carney dazzled Davos, but he needs to engage more with Canadians

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | February 2, 2026
  • Prime Minister Carney has made many Canadians proud in the past two weeks. He's also offered hope to other countries. But now is the
Prime Minister Mark Carney, pictured Dec. 2, 2025, at the Assembly of First Nations Special Chiefs Assembly in Ottawa. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Honour Kirsty Duncan by calling a safe sport inquiry

  • Kirsty Duncan was tireless in her calls for safe sport reform, and that’s where those who wish to honour her legacy should focus.
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | January 28, 2026
Kirsty Duncan and Wayne Easter
Kirsty Duncan and Wayne Easter
Former Liberal cabinet minister Kirsty Duncan served as a minister with responsibility for sport for more than a year, and advocated for athletes for her entire political career. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Honour Kirsty Duncan by calling a safe sport inquiry

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | January 28, 2026
  • Kirsty Duncan was tireless in her calls for safe sport reform, and that’s where those who wish to honour her legacy should focus.

Honour Kirsty Duncan by calling a safe sport inquiry

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | January 28, 2026
  • Kirsty Duncan was tireless in her calls for safe sport reform, and that’s where those who wish to honour her legacy should focus.
Kirsty Duncan and Wayne Easter
Former Liberal cabinet minister Kirsty Duncan served as a minister with responsibility for sport for more than a year, and advocated for athletes for her entire political career. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

MPs from all parties must work together to deal with external and internal challenges facing Canada

  • The responsibility to deal with these challenges does not rest only with Prime Minister Mark Carney. All party leaders and MPs, regardless of their
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | January 26, 2026
People walk along Parliament Hill on Jan. 21, 2026. Parliament should work together to lead Canadians through this crisis right now. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

MPs from all parties must work together to deal with external and internal challenges facing Canada

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | January 26, 2026
  • The responsibility to deal with these challenges does not rest only with Prime Minister Mark Carney. All party leaders and MPs, regardless of their

MPs from all parties must work together to deal with external and internal challenges facing Canada

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | January 26, 2026
  • The responsibility to deal with these challenges does not rest only with Prime Minister Mark Carney. All party leaders and MPs, regardless of their
People walk along Parliament Hill on Jan. 21, 2026. Parliament should work together to lead Canadians through this crisis right now. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

It’s time to review the foreign policy roadmap

  • The prime minister says we must 'take the world as it is, not as we wish it to be,' but the guide for how
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | January 21, 2026
Prime Minister Mark Carney told the World Economic Forum that Canada has the 'capacity to stop pretending, to name reality, to build our strength at home, and to act together.' He should now tell Canadians what that means on the home front. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

It’s time to review the foreign policy roadmap

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | January 21, 2026
  • The prime minister says we must 'take the world as it is, not as we wish it to be,' but the guide for how

It’s time to review the foreign policy roadmap

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | January 21, 2026
  • The prime minister says we must 'take the world as it is, not as we wish it to be,' but the guide for how
Prime Minister Mark Carney told the World Economic Forum that Canada has the 'capacity to stop pretending, to name reality, to build our strength at home, and to act together.' He should now tell Canadians what that means on the home front. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney needs a much stronger communications strategy with Canadians at this hinge moment

  • Canadians are worried, and the prime minister should be communicating more clearly and more regularly with them.
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | January 19, 2026
As Canada faces another year of uncertainty and its most serious challenges since the Second World War, Prime Minister Mark Carney, pictured, would be wise to employ a much stronger communications strategy to bring Canadians on board in a 'far more substantive way.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney needs a much stronger communications strategy with Canadians at this hinge moment

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | January 19, 2026
  • Canadians are worried, and the prime minister should be communicating more clearly and more regularly with them.

Carney needs a much stronger communications strategy with Canadians at this hinge moment

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | January 19, 2026
  • Canadians are worried, and the prime minister should be communicating more clearly and more regularly with them.
As Canada faces another year of uncertainty and its most serious challenges since the Second World War, Prime Minister Mark Carney, pictured, would be wise to employ a much stronger communications strategy to bring Canadians on board in a 'far more substantive way.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada’s Iranian response puts its U.S. silence in stark relief

  • The government’s silence—as with every instance of selective mutism when it comes to addressing the violations carried out by the U.S.—is revealing. And
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | January 14, 2026
Foreign Minister Anita Anand’s department issued a statement on Jan. 9 condemning the Iranian government’s violence against protesters. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada’s Iranian response puts its U.S. silence in stark relief

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | January 14, 2026
  • The government’s silence—as with every instance of selective mutism when it comes to addressing the violations carried out by the U.S.—is revealing. And

Canada’s Iranian response puts its U.S. silence in stark relief

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | January 14, 2026
  • The government’s silence—as with every instance of selective mutism when it comes to addressing the violations carried out by the U.S.—is revealing. And
Foreign Minister Anita Anand’s department issued a statement on Jan. 9 condemning the Iranian government’s violence against protesters. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Eurasia Group says Canada to be ‘profoundly affected’ by Trump’s ‘political revolution,’ so we need to stick together to fight the good fight

  • Lloyd Axworthy is right. Canada needs to be more engaged and prepared and we need to stick together, especially right now at a time
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | January 12, 2026
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, pictured May 6, 2025, in the Oval Office with U.S. President Donald Trump and other top political players and officials. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/The White House (Official White House Photo by Daniel Torok)

Eurasia Group says Canada to be ‘profoundly affected’ by Trump’s ‘political revolution,’ so we need to stick together to fight the good fight

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | January 12, 2026
  • Lloyd Axworthy is right. Canada needs to be more engaged and prepared and we need to stick together, especially right now at a time

Eurasia Group says Canada to be ‘profoundly affected’ by Trump’s ‘political revolution,’ so we need to stick together to fight the good fight

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | January 12, 2026
  • Lloyd Axworthy is right. Canada needs to be more engaged and prepared and we need to stick together, especially right now at a time
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, pictured May 6, 2025, in the Oval Office with U.S. President Donald Trump and other top political players and officials. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/The White House (Official White House Photo by Daniel Torok)

Can Canadian politicians unwrap compromise this holiday season?

  • The prime minister may be angling for a majority by any means necessary, but there's another option—the art of compromise—that he may want to
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | December 17, 2025
The potential defection of additional Tories to the Grit benches or a snap election can’t be the only strategies to enact the kind of change Prime Minister Mark Carney says he was elected to make. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Can Canadian politicians unwrap compromise this holiday season?

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | December 17, 2025
  • The prime minister may be angling for a majority by any means necessary, but there's another option—the art of compromise—that he may want to

Can Canadian politicians unwrap compromise this holiday season?

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | December 17, 2025
  • The prime minister may be angling for a majority by any means necessary, but there's another option—the art of compromise—that he may want to
The potential defection of additional Tories to the Grit benches or a snap election can’t be the only strategies to enact the kind of change Prime Minister Mark Carney says he was elected to make. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Buckle up Canada, we’re in for an even rougher ride with Trump

  • As Peter MacKay said, Canada needs to send its own 'clear-eyed vision of national defence' and should release its own national security strategy. And,
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | December 15, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney, second left, pictured Oct. 7, 2025, with U.S. President Donald Trump, right, in the Oval Office, along with Natural Resources Minister Tim Hodgson, far left, Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand, Industry Minister Mélanie Joly, and Canada-U.S. Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc. Photograph courtesy of the White House

Buckle up Canada, we’re in for an even rougher ride with Trump

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | December 15, 2025
  • As Peter MacKay said, Canada needs to send its own 'clear-eyed vision of national defence' and should release its own national security strategy. And,

Buckle up Canada, we’re in for an even rougher ride with Trump

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | December 15, 2025
  • As Peter MacKay said, Canada needs to send its own 'clear-eyed vision of national defence' and should release its own national security strategy. And,
Prime Minister Mark Carney, second left, pictured Oct. 7, 2025, with U.S. President Donald Trump, right, in the Oval Office, along with Natural Resources Minister Tim Hodgson, far left, Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand, Industry Minister Mélanie Joly, and Canada-U.S. Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc. Photograph courtesy of the White House

Chumminess should be providing cover for CUSMA collapse

  • The U.S. president has made no secret of his desire to see the end of a North American trade pact. All the onstage smiles
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | December 10, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, and U.S. President Donald Trump at the FIFA World Cup draw on Dec. 5. White House photograph by Daniel Torok

Chumminess should be providing cover for CUSMA collapse

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | December 10, 2025
  • The U.S. president has made no secret of his desire to see the end of a North American trade pact. All the onstage smiles

Chumminess should be providing cover for CUSMA collapse

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | December 10, 2025
  • The U.S. president has made no secret of his desire to see the end of a North American trade pact. All the onstage smiles
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, and U.S. President Donald Trump at the FIFA World Cup draw on Dec. 5. White House photograph by Daniel Torok

Reluctance to consult caucus, opposition parties could spell trouble for Prime Minister Carney

  • Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet said the current Liberal government's approach to consultation will 'bite their ass.' Although the language is unparliamentary, he's not
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | December 8, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney would be well advised to study the late Progressive Conservative prime minister Brian Mulroney's style of caucus management. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Reluctance to consult caucus, opposition parties could spell trouble for Prime Minister Carney

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | December 8, 2025
  • Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet said the current Liberal government's approach to consultation will 'bite their ass.' Although the language is unparliamentary, he's not

Reluctance to consult caucus, opposition parties could spell trouble for Prime Minister Carney

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | December 8, 2025
  • Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet said the current Liberal government's approach to consultation will 'bite their ass.' Although the language is unparliamentary, he's not
Prime Minister Mark Carney would be well advised to study the late Progressive Conservative prime minister Brian Mulroney's style of caucus management. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Delays in Sudanese immigration stream unacceptable as genocide rages on

  • Those trying to bring their family members to Canada to escape the war are doing their part. The government must hold up its end
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | December 3, 2025
Former justice minister Irwin Cotler speaks about the genocide in Sudan at a Nov. 25 press conference alongside Liberal MP Greg Fergus, left, Green Leader Elizabeth May, Liberal MP Fayçal El-Khoury, and the Raoul Wallenberg Centre for Human Rights’ Yonah Diamond and Mutasim Ali. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Delays in Sudanese immigration stream unacceptable as genocide rages on

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | December 3, 2025
  • Those trying to bring their family members to Canada to escape the war are doing their part. The government must hold up its end

Delays in Sudanese immigration stream unacceptable as genocide rages on

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | December 3, 2025
  • Those trying to bring their family members to Canada to escape the war are doing their part. The government must hold up its end
Former justice minister Irwin Cotler speaks about the genocide in Sudan at a Nov. 25 press conference alongside Liberal MP Greg Fergus, left, Green Leader Elizabeth May, Liberal MP Fayçal El-Khoury, and the Raoul Wallenberg Centre for Human Rights’ Yonah Diamond and Mutasim Ali. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney should expand his inner circle to include more women

  • Prime Minister Mark Carney has a team of well-respected seasoned political advisers but they are all are men. It would be well-advised to include
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | December 1, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney must expand his inner circle of advisers to include more women, say some current and former senior Liberals. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney should expand his inner circle to include more women

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | December 1, 2025
  • Prime Minister Mark Carney has a team of well-respected seasoned political advisers but they are all are men. It would be well-advised to include

Carney should expand his inner circle to include more women

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | December 1, 2025
  • Prime Minister Mark Carney has a team of well-respected seasoned political advisers but they are all are men. It would be well-advised to include
Prime Minister Mark Carney must expand his inner circle of advisers to include more women, say some current and former senior Liberals. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Vulnerable Canadians deserve more than an ‘aspect’ of consideration

  • If the 'world is more dangerous and divided,' then it’s time to lean in harder to protect the most vulnerable, and not relegate these
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | November 26, 2025
In his recent travels, Prime Minister Mark Carney confirmed that upholding values like gender equality remains an ‘aspect’ of the Canada’s foreign policy. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Vulnerable Canadians deserve more than an ‘aspect’ of consideration

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | November 26, 2025
  • If the 'world is more dangerous and divided,' then it’s time to lean in harder to protect the most vulnerable, and not relegate these

Vulnerable Canadians deserve more than an ‘aspect’ of consideration

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | November 26, 2025
  • If the 'world is more dangerous and divided,' then it’s time to lean in harder to protect the most vulnerable, and not relegate these
In his recent travels, Prime Minister Mark Carney confirmed that upholding values like gender equality remains an ‘aspect’ of the Canada’s foreign policy. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Liberals should build a better working relationship with opposition parties, they need their support

  • And all opposition parties should remember that Canadians voted only seven months ago for a Parliament where they want both sides of the aisle
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | November 24, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, and Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Liberals should build a better working relationship with opposition parties, they need their support

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | November 24, 2025
  • And all opposition parties should remember that Canadians voted only seven months ago for a Parliament where they want both sides of the aisle

Liberals should build a better working relationship with opposition parties, they need their support

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | November 24, 2025
  • And all opposition parties should remember that Canadians voted only seven months ago for a Parliament where they want both sides of the aisle
Prime Minister Mark Carney, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, and Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Carney can only rely on so many environmental bargaining chips

  • Carney earned the electorate’s trust, but if he can’t work with the House and prove that his plans are sound enough to make it
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | November 19, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney secured the support of the Green Party to pass his budget, but he may have to compromise more widely in the future. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney can only rely on so many environmental bargaining chips

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | November 19, 2025
  • Carney earned the electorate’s trust, but if he can’t work with the House and prove that his plans are sound enough to make it

Carney can only rely on so many environmental bargaining chips

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | November 19, 2025
  • Carney earned the electorate’s trust, but if he can’t work with the House and prove that his plans are sound enough to make it
Prime Minister Mark Carney secured the support of the Green Party to pass his budget, but he may have to compromise more widely in the future. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Bolton’s right: Canada should slow down negotiations with Trump until U.S. Supreme Court decides on legality of tariffs

  • Canada should not rush negotiations with Trump, but it should continue to fight against the sectoral tariffs, keep finding new trading partners, and prepare
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | November 17, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, and U.S. President Donald Trump. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and courtesy Commons Wikimedia

Bolton’s right: Canada should slow down negotiations with Trump until U.S. Supreme Court decides on legality of tariffs

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | November 17, 2025
  • Canada should not rush negotiations with Trump, but it should continue to fight against the sectoral tariffs, keep finding new trading partners, and prepare

Bolton’s right: Canada should slow down negotiations with Trump until U.S. Supreme Court decides on legality of tariffs

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | November 17, 2025
  • Canada should not rush negotiations with Trump, but it should continue to fight against the sectoral tariffs, keep finding new trading partners, and prepare
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, and U.S. President Donald Trump. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and courtesy Commons Wikimedia

Anti-d’Entremont diatribes unbecoming of purported leaders

  • MPs are elected to be leaders. And if this is the behaviour they’re modelling, then it’s a losing battle against any other societal misbehaviour
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | November 12, 2025
It’s understandable that an MP crossing the floor of the House of Commons can feel like a betrayal for those left behind, but MPs’ own behaviour shouldn’t be easily picked up as an example for bad actors. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Anti-d’Entremont diatribes unbecoming of purported leaders

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | November 12, 2025
  • MPs are elected to be leaders. And if this is the behaviour they’re modelling, then it’s a losing battle against any other societal misbehaviour

Anti-d’Entremont diatribes unbecoming of purported leaders

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | November 12, 2025
  • MPs are elected to be leaders. And if this is the behaviour they’re modelling, then it’s a losing battle against any other societal misbehaviour
It’s understandable that an MP crossing the floor of the House of Commons can feel like a betrayal for those left behind, but MPs’ own behaviour shouldn’t be easily picked up as an example for bad actors. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada faces one of its most serious challenges in years, and Carney needs to show a little more political passion

  • Mark Carney, the buttoned-down economist, technocrat, former top bureaucrat, governor of the Bank of Canada and the Bank of England, and former vice-chair and
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | November 10, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney speaks with reporters in the House of Commons foyer before Question Period on Oct. 8, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada faces one of its most serious challenges in years, and Carney needs to show a little more political passion

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | November 10, 2025
  • Mark Carney, the buttoned-down economist, technocrat, former top bureaucrat, governor of the Bank of Canada and the Bank of England, and former vice-chair and

Canada faces one of its most serious challenges in years, and Carney needs to show a little more political passion

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | November 10, 2025
  • Mark Carney, the buttoned-down economist, technocrat, former top bureaucrat, governor of the Bank of Canada and the Bank of England, and former vice-chair and
Prime Minister Mark Carney speaks with reporters in the House of Commons foyer before Question Period on Oct. 8, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

If Carney is the captain of Team Canada, he needs to work on his locker-room speech

  • Canada works best when everyone can stand firm together against the tantrum playing out across the border. But it’s on the feds to make
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | November 5, 2025
It’s up to Prime Minister Mark Carney to ensure the premiers are onside with his plan for the U.S., and that requires better communication. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

If Carney is the captain of Team Canada, he needs to work on his locker-room speech

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | November 5, 2025
  • Canada works best when everyone can stand firm together against the tantrum playing out across the border. But it’s on the feds to make

If Carney is the captain of Team Canada, he needs to work on his locker-room speech

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | November 5, 2025
  • Canada works best when everyone can stand firm together against the tantrum playing out across the border. But it’s on the feds to make
It’s up to Prime Minister Mark Carney to ensure the premiers are onside with his plan for the U.S., and that requires better communication. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

All federal parties must quit playing politics now and start delivering results for Canadians

  • Party leaders must remember the current economic situation is not business as usual and Canadians are watching.
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | November 3, 2025
Party leaders, including Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, and Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet, must quit playing politics now and start delivering results for Canadians. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

All federal parties must quit playing politics now and start delivering results for Canadians

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | November 3, 2025
  • Party leaders must remember the current economic situation is not business as usual and Canadians are watching.

All federal parties must quit playing politics now and start delivering results for Canadians

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | November 3, 2025
  • Party leaders must remember the current economic situation is not business as usual and Canadians are watching.
Party leaders, including Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, and Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet, must quit playing politics now and start delivering results for Canadians. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

In bid to grow overseas, feds can’t forget to protect the people at home

  • As relations rebuild with the Indian and Chinese governments, the Canadian government should be working just as hard to fulfill promises to protect people
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | October 29, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, is expected to meet Chinese President Xi Jinping at APEC this week. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade and courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

In bid to grow overseas, feds can’t forget to protect the people at home

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | October 29, 2025
  • As relations rebuild with the Indian and Chinese governments, the Canadian government should be working just as hard to fulfill promises to protect people

In bid to grow overseas, feds can’t forget to protect the people at home

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | October 29, 2025
  • As relations rebuild with the Indian and Chinese governments, the Canadian government should be working just as hard to fulfill promises to protect people
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, is expected to meet Chinese President Xi Jinping at APEC this week. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade and courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

MPs, Senators need a voice on Trump’s Golden Dome

  • A wildly expensive project that makes Canada more reliable on the currently unreliable U.S. administration requires parliamentary scrutiny.
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | October 27, 2025
It is likely that Prime Minister Mark Carney, right, is one of just a few people in Canada's Parliament who know anything about U.S. President Donald's Trump's proposed Golden Dome missile defence system. That needs to change. Photograph courtesy of the White House/Daniel Torok

MPs, Senators need a voice on Trump’s Golden Dome

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | October 27, 2025
  • A wildly expensive project that makes Canada more reliable on the currently unreliable U.S. administration requires parliamentary scrutiny.

MPs, Senators need a voice on Trump’s Golden Dome

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | October 27, 2025
  • A wildly expensive project that makes Canada more reliable on the currently unreliable U.S. administration requires parliamentary scrutiny.
It is likely that Prime Minister Mark Carney, right, is one of just a few people in Canada's Parliament who know anything about U.S. President Donald's Trump's proposed Golden Dome missile defence system. That needs to change. Photograph courtesy of the White House/Daniel Torok

A fancy title does not a minister make

  • It’s not good enough for people to carry a cabinet title and collect a paycheque while ducking behind staff who don’t answer the phone.
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | October 22, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney appointed a full slate of cabinet ministers and secretaries of state in the spring. It's time they began to act like it. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

A fancy title does not a minister make

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | October 22, 2025
  • It’s not good enough for people to carry a cabinet title and collect a paycheque while ducking behind staff who don’t answer the phone.

A fancy title does not a minister make

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | October 22, 2025
  • It’s not good enough for people to carry a cabinet title and collect a paycheque while ducking behind staff who don’t answer the phone.
Prime Minister Mark Carney appointed a full slate of cabinet ministers and secretaries of state in the spring. It's time they began to act like it. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

If Poilievre wants to become prime minister, he should tone down the inflammatory rhetoric

  • The Conservative Party is running neck and neck with the governing Liberals, but Pierre Poilievre is far behind Mark Carney in leadership numbers. The
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | October 20, 2025
If Pierre Poilievre wants to become prime minister, he should dial back his inflammatory rhetoric. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

If Poilievre wants to become prime minister, he should tone down the inflammatory rhetoric

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | October 20, 2025
  • The Conservative Party is running neck and neck with the governing Liberals, but Pierre Poilievre is far behind Mark Carney in leadership numbers. The

If Poilievre wants to become prime minister, he should tone down the inflammatory rhetoric

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | October 20, 2025
  • The Conservative Party is running neck and neck with the governing Liberals, but Pierre Poilievre is far behind Mark Carney in leadership numbers. The
If Pierre Poilievre wants to become prime minister, he should dial back his inflammatory rhetoric. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The infighting will continue until clarity improves

  • The infighting over pipelines seems to be a symptom of the federal government’s lack of clarity about the environment, and that should be resolved
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | October 15, 2025
B.C. Premier David Eby, left, and Alberta Premier Danielle Smith are being left to duke it out over pipelines since the federal government isn’t offering clarity. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

The infighting will continue until clarity improves

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | October 15, 2025
  • The infighting over pipelines seems to be a symptom of the federal government’s lack of clarity about the environment, and that should be resolved

The infighting will continue until clarity improves

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | October 15, 2025
  • The infighting over pipelines seems to be a symptom of the federal government’s lack of clarity about the environment, and that should be resolved
B.C. Premier David Eby, left, and Alberta Premier Danielle Smith are being left to duke it out over pipelines since the federal government isn’t offering clarity. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
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Government should waive cabinet confidentiality on Emergencies Act deliberations

  • In the latter years of Stephen Harper’s Conservative government, transparency was—well, not really a thing. In fact, the group Canadian Journalists for Free Expression
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | May 2, 2022
Minister of Justice David Lametti, pictured here speaking with reporters on Feb. 23, 2022, to announce the revocation of the Emergencies Act, invoked cabinet confidence in response to questions from the special committee investigating the government's use of the act. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Government should waive cabinet confidentiality on Emergencies Act deliberations

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | May 2, 2022
  • In the latter years of Stephen Harper’s Conservative government, transparency was—well, not really a thing. In fact, the group Canadian Journalists for Free Expression

Government should waive cabinet confidentiality on Emergencies Act deliberations

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | May 2, 2022
  • In the latter years of Stephen Harper’s Conservative government, transparency was—well, not really a thing. In fact, the group Canadian Journalists for Free Expression
Minister of Justice David Lametti, pictured here speaking with reporters on Feb. 23, 2022, to announce the revocation of the Emergencies Act, invoked cabinet confidence in response to questions from the special committee investigating the government's use of the act. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The science is clear, so why aren’t we listening?

  • The UN’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change—which brings together 270 scientists and experts from 67 countries—presented its latest report on April 4, laying out
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | April 27, 2022
Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault, pictured speaking to media after being sworn into his post on Oct. 26, 2021, announced the government's decision to approve the controversial Bay du Nord project on April 6. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The science is clear, so why aren’t we listening?

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | April 27, 2022
  • The UN’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change—which brings together 270 scientists and experts from 67 countries—presented its latest report on April 4, laying out

The science is clear, so why aren’t we listening?

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | April 27, 2022
  • The UN’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change—which brings together 270 scientists and experts from 67 countries—presented its latest report on April 4, laying out
Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault, pictured speaking to media after being sworn into his post on Oct. 26, 2021, announced the government's decision to approve the controversial Bay du Nord project on April 6. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Time to decolonize Canada’s official languages

  • It’s high time that Canada re-evaluated its definition of French and English as its only official languages, particularly if it is serious about reconciliation. 
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | April 25, 2022
NDP MP Lori Idlout, who is Inuk, had to tell some voters in Nunavut where her name fell in the list of candidates on the ballot, as many elders in that territory are unilingual and cannot read English or French. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Time to decolonize Canada’s official languages

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | April 25, 2022
  • It’s high time that Canada re-evaluated its definition of French and English as its only official languages, particularly if it is serious about reconciliation. 

Time to decolonize Canada’s official languages

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | April 25, 2022
  • It’s high time that Canada re-evaluated its definition of French and English as its only official languages, particularly if it is serious about reconciliation. 
NDP MP Lori Idlout, who is Inuk, had to tell some voters in Nunavut where her name fell in the list of candidates on the ballot, as many elders in that territory are unilingual and cannot read English or French. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Time to fix the asylum-seeker double standard

  • “Is our blood different than the Ukrainians?” That was the question former Afghan Canadian Armed Forced interpreter Ahmad Shah Sayed asked the House Special
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | April 20, 2022
Immigration Minister Sean Fraser’s says ‘the number of factors that we do not fully control remain significant’ when it comes to helping Afghans seek asylum in Canada, but the double standard with how Ukrainian refugees are processed needs to be addressed. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Time to fix the asylum-seeker double standard

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | April 20, 2022
  • “Is our blood different than the Ukrainians?” That was the question former Afghan Canadian Armed Forced interpreter Ahmad Shah Sayed asked the House Special

Time to fix the asylum-seeker double standard

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | April 20, 2022
  • “Is our blood different than the Ukrainians?” That was the question former Afghan Canadian Armed Forced interpreter Ahmad Shah Sayed asked the House Special
Immigration Minister Sean Fraser’s says ‘the number of factors that we do not fully control remain significant’ when it comes to helping Afghans seek asylum in Canada, but the double standard with how Ukrainian refugees are processed needs to be addressed. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Put your masks back on

  • We’re in the sixth wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, and that should still mean something. The higher the wave-count gets, the less our governments
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | April 18, 2022
Chief Public Health Officer of Canada Theresa Tam, pictured remotely on Jan. 7, 2022, with Minister of Health Jean-Yves Duclos at a press conference on the Hill. Tam recently announced that Canada is in a sixth wave of COVID-19. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Put your masks back on

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | April 18, 2022
  • We’re in the sixth wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, and that should still mean something. The higher the wave-count gets, the less our governments

Put your masks back on

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | April 18, 2022
  • We’re in the sixth wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, and that should still mean something. The higher the wave-count gets, the less our governments
Chief Public Health Officer of Canada Theresa Tam, pictured remotely on Jan. 7, 2022, with Minister of Health Jean-Yves Duclos at a press conference on the Hill. Tam recently announced that Canada is in a sixth wave of COVID-19. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

CPC race needs clash of policies, not personalities

  • Conservative Party leadership hopefuls are running out of time to throw their hats in the ring. The Easter long weekend is the last chance
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | April 13, 2022
Conservative Party leadership candidates—including Pierre Poilievre, left, Jean Charest, Leslyn Lewis, and Patrick Brown—will face off in a pair of debates next month that will hopefully give potential party members something substantial to chew on. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia, file photographs, and handout

CPC race needs clash of policies, not personalities

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | April 13, 2022
  • Conservative Party leadership hopefuls are running out of time to throw their hats in the ring. The Easter long weekend is the last chance

CPC race needs clash of policies, not personalities

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | April 13, 2022
  • Conservative Party leadership hopefuls are running out of time to throw their hats in the ring. The Easter long weekend is the last chance
Conservative Party leadership candidates—including Pierre Poilievre, left, Jean Charest, Leslyn Lewis, and Patrick Brown—will face off in a pair of debates next month that will hopefully give potential party members something substantial to chew on. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia, file photographs, and handout

With budget 2022, Liberals hold the centre

  • When Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland released the federal budget in the House on April 7, she wore a Tory-blue dress and blazer, something Conservative
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | April 11, 2022
Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland wore royal blue to present budget 2022 to the House of Commons on April 7, 2022. Conservative interim leader Candice Bergen suggested it was to signal fiscal responsibility. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

With budget 2022, Liberals hold the centre

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | April 11, 2022
  • When Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland released the federal budget in the House on April 7, she wore a Tory-blue dress and blazer, something Conservative

With budget 2022, Liberals hold the centre

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | April 11, 2022
  • When Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland released the federal budget in the House on April 7, she wore a Tory-blue dress and blazer, something Conservative
Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland wore royal blue to present budget 2022 to the House of Commons on April 7, 2022. Conservative interim leader Candice Bergen suggested it was to signal fiscal responsibility. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Defence spending can’t buy readiness

  • In the run-up to this week’s much-anticipated federal budget, Canada’s defence spending has had a considerable amount of time in the heat of the
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | April 6, 2022
Latvian President Egils Levits, left, Defence Minister Anita Anand, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, and NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg visit the Adazi Military Base in Latvia where Canadian soldiers deployed to Operation Reassurance are stationed on March 8. Flickr photograph courtesy of NATO

Defence spending can’t buy readiness

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | April 6, 2022
  • In the run-up to this week’s much-anticipated federal budget, Canada’s defence spending has had a considerable amount of time in the heat of the

Defence spending can’t buy readiness

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | April 6, 2022
  • In the run-up to this week’s much-anticipated federal budget, Canada’s defence spending has had a considerable amount of time in the heat of the
Latvian President Egils Levits, left, Defence Minister Anita Anand, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, and NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg visit the Adazi Military Base in Latvia where Canadian soldiers deployed to Operation Reassurance are stationed on March 8. Flickr photograph courtesy of NATO

Let’s bring some nuance to discussing the federal budget

  • It’s budget week. Finance Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland will drop this year’s budget on Thursday, April 7 at 4 p.m. in
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | April 4, 2022
Finance Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland, pictured April 19, 2021, walking down Wellington Street on budget day. She will deliver this year's budget on Thursday, April 7. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Let’s bring some nuance to discussing the federal budget

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | April 4, 2022
  • It’s budget week. Finance Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland will drop this year’s budget on Thursday, April 7 at 4 p.m. in

Let’s bring some nuance to discussing the federal budget

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | April 4, 2022
  • It’s budget week. Finance Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland will drop this year’s budget on Thursday, April 7 at 4 p.m. in
Finance Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland, pictured April 19, 2021, walking down Wellington Street on budget day. She will deliver this year's budget on Thursday, April 7. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Canadians can’t afford further dawdling on emissions targets

  • Canadians can be forgiven for approaching the Trudeau government’s latest environmental plan with more than a modicum of skepticism. The plan, tabled on March
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | March 30, 2022
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau spoke to the 2022 Globe Forum in Vancouver on March 29 following the government's tabling of its new emissions-reduction plan. Screenshot courtesy of CBC News

Canadians can’t afford further dawdling on emissions targets

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | March 30, 2022
  • Canadians can be forgiven for approaching the Trudeau government’s latest environmental plan with more than a modicum of skepticism. The plan, tabled on March

Canadians can’t afford further dawdling on emissions targets

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | March 30, 2022
  • Canadians can be forgiven for approaching the Trudeau government’s latest environmental plan with more than a modicum of skepticism. The plan, tabled on March
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau spoke to the 2022 Globe Forum in Vancouver on March 29 following the government's tabling of its new emissions-reduction plan. Screenshot courtesy of CBC News

Trudeau and Singh find rare co-operation in federal politics

  • Prime Minister Justin Trudeau surprised political Ottawa and the rest of the country last week when he revealed that NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh had
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | March 28, 2022
NDP leader Jagmeet Singh pictured here discussing the health care services New Democrats hope to deliver through this agreement, including pharmacare and dental care. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Trudeau and Singh find rare co-operation in federal politics

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | March 28, 2022
  • Prime Minister Justin Trudeau surprised political Ottawa and the rest of the country last week when he revealed that NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh had

Trudeau and Singh find rare co-operation in federal politics

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | March 28, 2022
  • Prime Minister Justin Trudeau surprised political Ottawa and the rest of the country last week when he revealed that NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh had
NDP leader Jagmeet Singh pictured here discussing the health care services New Democrats hope to deliver through this agreement, including pharmacare and dental care. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Liberal-NDP deal a moment to prove doubters wrong

  • The last two times Canadians went to the polls to elect federal representatives, ballots were marked and counted to reveal a desire for collaboration
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | March 23, 2022
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured during a press conference at the Sir John A. Macdonald Building on March 22, says his party's deal with the NDP will bring 'stability.' The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Liberal-NDP deal a moment to prove doubters wrong

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | March 23, 2022
  • The last two times Canadians went to the polls to elect federal representatives, ballots were marked and counted to reveal a desire for collaboration

Liberal-NDP deal a moment to prove doubters wrong

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | March 23, 2022
  • The last two times Canadians went to the polls to elect federal representatives, ballots were marked and counted to reveal a desire for collaboration
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured during a press conference at the Sir John A. Macdonald Building on March 22, says his party's deal with the NDP will bring 'stability.' The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Military investments in the North must also benefit northern communities

  • Any increase to military spending and resources in Canada’s Arctic must also have the dual function of serving Canada’s northern communities.  Amid Russian President
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | March 21, 2022
Defence Minister Anita Anand, pictured Feb. 22 on the Hill, flanked by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly. Anand is advocating for an 'aggressive' increase to Canada's military budget. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Military investments in the North must also benefit northern communities

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | March 21, 2022
  • Any increase to military spending and resources in Canada’s Arctic must also have the dual function of serving Canada’s northern communities.  Amid Russian President

Military investments in the North must also benefit northern communities

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | March 21, 2022
  • Any increase to military spending and resources in Canada’s Arctic must also have the dual function of serving Canada’s northern communities.  Amid Russian President
Defence Minister Anita Anand, pictured Feb. 22 on the Hill, flanked by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly. Anand is advocating for an 'aggressive' increase to Canada's military budget. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Time to put our imaginations to use to help Ukraine

  • History was made once again on March 15, as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy addressed Parliament. Zelenskyy isn’t the first foreign leader to speak to
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | March 16, 2022
In a March 15 address to Parliament, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy conveyed his appreciation for Canada’s assistance and friendship, but implored the country to do more. Screenshot courtesy of CPAC

Time to put our imaginations to use to help Ukraine

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | March 16, 2022
  • History was made once again on March 15, as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy addressed Parliament. Zelenskyy isn’t the first foreign leader to speak to

Time to put our imaginations to use to help Ukraine

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | March 16, 2022
  • History was made once again on March 15, as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy addressed Parliament. Zelenskyy isn’t the first foreign leader to speak to
In a March 15 address to Parliament, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy conveyed his appreciation for Canada’s assistance and friendship, but implored the country to do more. Screenshot courtesy of CPAC

Canada needs a leader to unite the country

  • As the Conservative Party sets off on its quest to find yet another leader, its members might do well to take the opportunity to
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | March 14, 2022
Freedom Convoy protesters, pictured on Feb. 18, 2022, facing off against police at Colonel By Drive and Rideau Street. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Canada needs a leader to unite the country

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | March 14, 2022
  • As the Conservative Party sets off on its quest to find yet another leader, its members might do well to take the opportunity to

Canada needs a leader to unite the country

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | March 14, 2022
  • As the Conservative Party sets off on its quest to find yet another leader, its members might do well to take the opportunity to
Freedom Convoy protesters, pictured on Feb. 18, 2022, facing off against police at Colonel By Drive and Rideau Street. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Cooler heads needed for point of Emergencies Act review to prevail

  • A week after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced the government was ending its use of the Emergencies Act, MPs finally passed a motion to
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | March 9, 2022
Trucks part of the 'Freedom Convoy' that occupied much of downtown Ottawa from Jan. 28 to Feb. 19 are pictured on Wellington Street on Feb. 17. In response to the convoy, on Feb. 14, the Trudeau government invoked the Emergencies Act for the first time since its creation in 1988. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Cooler heads needed for point of Emergencies Act review to prevail

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | March 9, 2022
  • A week after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced the government was ending its use of the Emergencies Act, MPs finally passed a motion to

Cooler heads needed for point of Emergencies Act review to prevail

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | March 9, 2022
  • A week after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced the government was ending its use of the Emergencies Act, MPs finally passed a motion to
Trucks part of the 'Freedom Convoy' that occupied much of downtown Ottawa from Jan. 28 to Feb. 19 are pictured on Wellington Street on Feb. 17. In response to the convoy, on Feb. 14, the Trudeau government invoked the Emergencies Act for the first time since its creation in 1988. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Trudeau should shut down Liberal leadership election speculation

  • Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has been insisting since the last election that he will lead his party into the next one. How likely is
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | March 7, 2022
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured Feb. 23, 2022, holding a presser on the Hill. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Trudeau should shut down Liberal leadership election speculation

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | March 7, 2022
  • Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has been insisting since the last election that he will lead his party into the next one. How likely is

Trudeau should shut down Liberal leadership election speculation

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | March 7, 2022
  • Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has been insisting since the last election that he will lead his party into the next one. How likely is
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured Feb. 23, 2022, holding a presser on the Hill. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Anti-nuclear arms treaty looking better every day

  • As Russian aggression against Ukraine ramped up over the last few weeks, the phrase “Cold War” was thrown around with increasing frequency. But as
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | March 2, 2022
‘We as a country are deeply committed to deterrence and defence and we will work with our NATO allies to protect the international rules based order and the sovereignty and stability of Ukraine’ in the face of nuclear weapons threats from Russian President Vladimir Putin, Defence Minister Anita Anand says. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Anti-nuclear arms treaty looking better every day

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | March 2, 2022
  • As Russian aggression against Ukraine ramped up over the last few weeks, the phrase “Cold War” was thrown around with increasing frequency. But as

Anti-nuclear arms treaty looking better every day

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | March 2, 2022
  • As Russian aggression against Ukraine ramped up over the last few weeks, the phrase “Cold War” was thrown around with increasing frequency. But as
‘We as a country are deeply committed to deterrence and defence and we will work with our NATO allies to protect the international rules based order and the sovereignty and stability of Ukraine’ in the face of nuclear weapons threats from Russian President Vladimir Putin, Defence Minister Anita Anand says. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Upcoming leadership election a defining moment for Conservative Party

  • After the ouster of Erin O’Toole as party leader on Feb. 2, the Conservative Party is about to embark on the challenging and important
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | February 28, 2022
Conservative MP Candice Bergen, pictured Feb. 2, 2022, on the Hill, is the interim leader. After the ouster of Erin O’Toole as party leader on Feb. 2, the Conservative Party is about to embark on the challenging and important endeavour of electing a new leader. The outcome will not only determine if the Conservative Party is serious about winning the next election but also if the merger of the PC and Alliance parties that took place in 2003 will stay intact. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Upcoming leadership election a defining moment for Conservative Party

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | February 28, 2022
  • After the ouster of Erin O’Toole as party leader on Feb. 2, the Conservative Party is about to embark on the challenging and important

Upcoming leadership election a defining moment for Conservative Party

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | February 28, 2022
  • After the ouster of Erin O’Toole as party leader on Feb. 2, the Conservative Party is about to embark on the challenging and important
Conservative MP Candice Bergen, pictured Feb. 2, 2022, on the Hill, is the interim leader. After the ouster of Erin O’Toole as party leader on Feb. 2, the Conservative Party is about to embark on the challenging and important endeavour of electing a new leader. The outcome will not only determine if the Conservative Party is serious about winning the next election but also if the merger of the PC and Alliance parties that took place in 2003 will stay intact. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Debate should spark emergence of introspection

  • On Feb. 21, the House of Commons made history by holding a vote to ultimately approve a motion confirming a declaration of emergency. The
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | February 23, 2022
After days of debate, the House passed the emergency declaration order on Feb. 21. While many MPs expressed a desire to 'lower the temperature' and 'unify' Canadians, that work needs to start with their own conduct in the Chamber. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Debate should spark emergence of introspection

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | February 23, 2022
  • On Feb. 21, the House of Commons made history by holding a vote to ultimately approve a motion confirming a declaration of emergency. The

Debate should spark emergence of introspection

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | February 23, 2022
  • On Feb. 21, the House of Commons made history by holding a vote to ultimately approve a motion confirming a declaration of emergency. The
After days of debate, the House passed the emergency declaration order on Feb. 21. While many MPs expressed a desire to 'lower the temperature' and 'unify' Canadians, that work needs to start with their own conduct in the Chamber. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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